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• The dirty dozen: 12 mistakes to avoid when terminating employees

  D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  The majority of employment-related lawsuits against employers arise after the employment relationship ends. This article outlines some common mistakes that employers make in terminating employees in hopes that employers can improve the way they terminate employees and avoid the expense and interruption of litigation.

• 5 growing technology trends to watch in 2016

  Hayley Erickson Science & Technology

  ​In the ever-so-rapidly-expanding 21st century, technology is evolving our ability to access information and interact with one another. Devices are getting smaller, computer processors are becoming faster and more energy efficient, drones are flying in the air snapping aerial shots here and there, you name it!

• Study: Calling 911 for stroke differs by race and sex

  Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Evidence in a new study shows blacks are more likely to die from a stroke than whites, and that minorities in general have more disability after a stroke than non-Hispanic whites. Since the reasons for these differences are unclear, researchers sought to determine whether they might be related to 911 use.

• How to leave a great first impression

  Kelly Sharp Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  Have you ever met someone and couldn't tell whether that person liked you? Or had a conversation at a networking event that left you unsure of whether it was successful? According to a study, it takes 100 milliseconds to sniff out an individual's personality traits. Anything said or displayed afterwards either fans the flames or resuscitates the opportunity.

• 3 steps to building financial accountability within church staff

  Deborah Ike Religious Community

  Do you have to fight to get your children's director to fill out a purchase order? Do you frequently receive requests for large purchases that aren't in the budget? Does the rest of the staff feel like you hold the "purse strings" too tightly?

• A love of fashionable shoes may cause you to fall head over heels

  Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied Healthcare

  You've probably heard the phrase, "The bigger they come, the harder they fall." It turns out the old saying could easily be applied to high-heeled shoes. With the increasing fashion trend of higher and higher heels, there is a corresponding increase in injury related to tripping and falling when wearing them. A new study shows the rate of injury doubled between the years of 2002 and 2012, with women between the ages of 20 and 29 having the highest rate of injury.

• Reduce your risk through better visibility

  Nate Budde Construction & Building Materials

  Construction payment is complex and full of challenges. The credit-heavy nature of construction projects and the lack of visibility throughout a project can give rise to critical payment problems that can reverberate up and down the payment chain.

• Innovation skills, attitudes and behaviors can be taught

  Dr. Min Basadur Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  No one is surprised that we need training to learn business principles, but the idea that we have to learn creative problem-solving somehow seems to startle people. Innovation, or creativity, is widely viewed as almost an innate or instinctive trait.

• Can’t make a decision? Here is what’s happening in your brain

  Dorothy L. Tengler Mental Healthcare

  ​For many, making a relatively simple decision ends up being a source of stress. The story is familiar to all of us: We are renovating and choosing paint colors. After agonizing over color charts and asking the opinion of everyone in our lives, we finally decide on one and give the painter the go-ahead. But even as he is throwing the color up on the wall, we wonder if we should have chosen a lighter or deeper shade.

• Mobile biometrics emerging in police work

  Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  The evolving nature of crime has made it imperative for law enforcement agencies to keep themselves updated at all times. In an effort to use technology to combat crime more effectively, the FBI wants faster, better and more effective capture of fingerprints and facial images on its mobile devices — with the ability to transmit this information quickly across cellular networks.

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